41chevy Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 http://blog.caranddriver.com/the-way-forward-this-jeep-pickup-looks-mighty-good-to-us/#more-283613 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 great little trucks, but seriously under powered with the 4 cylinder and 3 speed trans. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddeere Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Neat. I would like to have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Quote great little trucks, but seriously under powered with the 4 cylinder and 3 speed trans. Jeep had a cure for that; they rusted away until they got light enough to go fast. 1 Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 actually, the cure was the FC-190. it came with dual rear wheels, a V8, and 4 speed trans. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I like all Jeeps but the FC Series is about my favorite. It reminds me of a Ford C-Model (Budd Cab) in miniature. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted March 15, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2016 A local tow company and Oyster Bay Lumber both had FC-190's The wrecker had the V-8 with a Manley crane and the lumber yards was a 6 (flathead?) with a flat bed dump. Both could fit in where conventional trucks couldn't. A lot of Long Island Fire Companies ran them for brush rigs and beach/farm rigs. HOWE East Meadow L.I. Beach Fire Rescue unit 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 FC-190 was only V8 or a few perkins diesel no six cylinders. the FC-170 was available with the 6 cylinder. the FC-190 also could be had with an available automatic trans Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 At close to 50 years ago the exact models are lost to some corner of space. My memories of them were coming in for gas at my uncles Shell Station when I pumped gas there in 1965 -66. I thought they were the neatest looking Jeeps I ever saw. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 There is a FC in Florida that the owner made a tilt cab out of. Very nice work. There is a post of it at a show on Just Old Trucks. The show was held in February.Whose V-8 did Jeep use? I never saw one but would like to. Thanks. Joe D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 272 "Y" block ford engine. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 That 55 gasser vs hellcat video that Paul posted had a really sweet fc with a 5.7 hemi and tracks to boot. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Binder Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I saw this neat Jeep at an ATCA truck show in Fla. last year. This is a real nice truck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Binder Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Joe, This is the one you were talking about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I saw this awhile back in petersens 4wheel & off-road. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/jeep-mighty-fc-concept-first-drive-review there's also a bad ass wagoneer prototype as well. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68-f-model Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I am lucky enough to own one. 1958 fc-170, 307 Chevy power to original 3 speed, hydraulic dump bed. Soon to have 1 ton axles and disk brakes all around. I prefer to stop vs kinda stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yes Dan that is the Jeep Fc I saw picture of at Florida Show Thanks. There was a Jeep Fc at Macungie a few years ago that had a diesel in from factory. Joe D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 David I like that your FC has the upgraded ventilation system with 3-speed ceiling fan [emoji12] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68-f-model Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 It is a work in progress. I am hoping for a vintage air set up eventually when I get it all rust replaced and the glass put back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted March 19, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2016 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) just spotted this one.....not many of them around even in thier time....they were pretty cool.....used to be one in lake tahoe....few years ago just sitting at somebodys....business,,,dont know if its still there..my old boss had one back in 1972.......bob Edited April 3, 2016 by mowerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 They did make some van prototypes of it and that was before the Big 3 came out with their vans that were so popular in the sixties. It was a good looking van and it is interesting to think of what might have happened if they would have produced it. Later they did make a few of them for the military. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Quote The CJ-5 in the left center is identical to the one I owned as a teenager, right down to the plow and the optional factory cab (with the fibergalss roof that put splinters in your hand anytime you touched it) I made a lot of money with that little beast and had a lot of fun cruising the beaches of Cape Cod. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 On 4/3/2016 at 2:51 AM, Phase 1 said: They did make some van prototypes of it and that was before the Big 3 came out with their vans that were so popular in the sixties. It was a good looking van and it is interesting to think of what might have happened if they would have produced it. Later they did make a few of them for the military. Related reading - http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44477-jeep-design-head-mark-allen-on-the-jeep-fc-150-concept-truck/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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